Destiny's Child | |
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 Destiny's Child at the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show in 2013 (left to right: Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé Knowles, Michelle Williams) | |
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| Also known as | Girl's Tyme |
| Origin | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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| Discography | Destiny's Child discography |
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| Past members | |
| Website | destinyschild |
Destiny's Child was an American girl group whose final lineup comprised Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. The group began their musical career as Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990 in Houston, Texas.[1] After years of limited success, the original quartet comprising Knowles, Rowland, LaTavia Roberson, and LeToya Luckett were signed in 1997 to Columbia Records as Destiny's Child. The group was launched into mainstream recognition following the release of the song "No, No, No" and their best-selling second album, The Writing's on the Wall (1999), which contained the number-one singles "Bills, Bills, Bills" and "Say My Name", alongside successful singles "Bug a Boo" and "Jumpin', Jumpin'". Despite critical and commercial success, the group was plagued by internal conflict and legal turmoil, as Roberson and Luckett attempted to split from the group's manager Mathew Knowles due to favoritism of Knowles and Rowland.
In early 2000, both Roberson and Luckett were replaced with Williams and Farrah Franklin; however, Franklin quit after a few months, leaving the group as a trio. Their third album, Survivor (2001), whose themes the public interpreted as a channel to the group's experience, produced the worldwide hits "Independent Women", "Survivor" and "Bootylicious". Later that year, they also released a Christmas album titled 8 Days of Christmas, and announced a hiatus to pursue solo careers.[2] The trio reunited two years later for the release of their fifth and final studio album, Destiny Fulfilled (2004), which spawned the international hits "Lose My Breath" and "Soldier". Since the group's official disbandment in 2006, Knowles, Rowland, and Williams have reunited several times, including at the 2013 Super Bowl halftime show and 2018 Coachella festival.
Destiny's Child has sold more than 60 million records as of 2013[update].[3] Billboard ranks the group as one of the greatest musical trios of all time,[4] the ninth most successful artist/band of the 2000s,[5] and placed the group 68th in its All-Time Hot 100 Artists list in 2008[6] and in December 2016, the magazine ranked them as the 90th most successful dance club artist of all time.[7] The group was nominated for 14 Grammy Awards, winning twice for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and once for Best R&B Song.
- ^ "Destiny's Child's Long Road to Fame (The Song Isn't Called 'Survivor' for Nothing)". MTV. June 13, 2005. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ "Destiny's Child To Take Hiatus". Billboard. December 6, 2001. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ^ Waxman, Olivia (January 11, 2013). "Beyoncé and Destiny's Child to Release Original Track for First Time in Eight Years". Time. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Billboard Greatest Trios of All Time". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
- ^ "Best of the 2000s. Artists of the Decade". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 13, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
- ^ "Greatest of All Time Top Dance Club Artists : Page 1". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2020.